When you need help at work you need to thank people for the help. How better than chocolate cupcakes?
These are those in Nigella Lawson's Domestic Goddess cookbook:
Ingredients:
125g unsalted butter (1stick + 1T)
100g chocolate chunks (2/3 cup)
300g cherry jam (1 jar)
150g caster sugar (2/3 cup)
2 large eggs (3 medium)
150g self-raising flour (1cup)
So once all the ingredients were found in the cupboards, the oven was heated to 180C/355F.
Then, melt the butter and once almost all melted add the chocolate count to 10 and turn out the heat. Stir to complete the melting and make a velvety smooth mixture.
The add the jam, sugar and eggs.
Then sift in the flour.
Stir together, and spoon into 12 muffin cases.
Bake for 25 mins until toothpick comes out clean. Rest in tin for 10 min, cool on rack.
To make topping melt together
100g dark chocolate (2/3 cup)
100ml half and half (2/3 cup)
15g butter (1T)
Top the cupcakes and thank all colleagues.
